Dhoni is an essential part of the Indian team, not just because of his captaincy, but mainly because of his credentials as a player. Almost all matches he score runs. Even in the first test he was rock steady with Sachin. Which wicket keeper had this quality earlier (Indian). Dinesh Karthik drops catches leaves runs and in batting Harbajan is more useful than him. I dont think its the captaincy what matters the most. We are loosing the balance of the team. When Dhoni is there 7 batsmen and in his absence a wicket keeper who cannot keep prperly and bat 4 bowlers and 6 batsman.
Re: The Dhoni factor
by halwa singh on Mar 29, 2009 06:27 PM
You are absolutely right. Dhoni is among the very few reliable 'fighters' in this team. He may not have the technique, but he more than makes up for it with his grit and determination. He along with Rahul Dravid and VVS are the only fighters this team has. The tougher the situation ,the better they bat. Not good condition/1st innings/easy bowling bullies like Sachin.
Re: sehwag not consistent for test match
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on Mar 29, 2009 04:20 PM
I don't know much cricket but "afraiding" pitch for batsmen (which Sehwag needs) generally means "happy" pitch for bowlers (where Sehwag is not "possible").
Re: sehwag not consistent for test match
by Sameer on Mar 29, 2009 04:58 PM
jaffer can replace the opening pair for porkistan. he is not good enough for india @FakPoristanuddin
Dhoni is an essential part of the Indian team, not just because of his captaincy, but mainly because of his credentials as a player. Almost all matches he score runs. Even in the first test he was rock steady with Sachin. Which wicket keeper had this quality earlier (Indian). Dinesh Karthik drops catches leaves runs and in batting Harbajan is more useful than him. I dont think its the captaincy what matters the most. We are loosing the balance of the team. When Dhoni is there 6 batsmen and in his absence a wicket keeper who cannot keep prperly and bat 4 bowlers and 6 batsman.
Re: The Dhoni factor
by Against Pseudos on Mar 29, 2009 04:21 PM
Good analysis.
And when that balance also fails to click as in the final ODI of the series becoz of an unexpectedly seaming pitch, then we end up with similar performances that we saw in the first 3 days in this test...
Tomorrow Our best Cricketer Sachin ( As Said by his fans Not Me) will try to make one more century playing 50 overs. Indians will Try to draw it. If Dhoni was present it would be different. remember Dhoni's team chased 387 runs target against England. If others were captain at that time they would have thought for draw. Dhoni Zindabad
Re: NZ have more chance to win
by sanjay d on Mar 29, 2009 05:19 PM
Crackerhead Just don't sit inside the confines of your house doing nothing, socially shunned and feel good by saying something.You're a a mighty loser who doesnt have the faintest clue what the hell you're talking about. Don't you feel bad about how stupid you are. When the test is in a precarious position, it takes batsment to adapt to situations. And you moron, try and understand that it takes spectacular technique and application for a batsman to bat through multiple sessions. Go watch bollywood you worthless nincompoop. And when you draw some intelligence, come and post your comments here
Re: NZ have more chance to win
by mallikarjun pasela on Mar 29, 2009 04:20 PM
Sachin is best cricketer not only by his fans but also as per his stats and many former cricketer's including Sir Don Bradman, 387 runs was won because sachin scored a century, if one or two guys are not fans, then there is no loss for sachin or his fame
Re: NZ have more chance to win
by Sameer on Mar 29, 2009 05:00 PM
Hey Retard, it was Sachin that shephearded that . IF by some great misfortune, you are an Indian national, please consider migrating to porkistan. There is a great demand for retards there and you should fit into the scheme of things
Re: NZ have more chance to win
by rambo only on Mar 29, 2009 04:19 PM
INDIA MAY STILL SAVE THE MATCH, BUT IF DHONI WOULD HAVE BEEN LEADING, THE SITUATION WOULD BE REVERSE . IT WOULD BE NZ TRYING T SAVE THE MATCH. THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE DHONI MAKES.
Just recollect last Aussie Test Series,As soon as Kumble was out for one test and Dhoni led the team, India won the test.
Without Dhoni, India is back to OLD ways of 'Heroically trying to save a match' and our old stalwarts like Dravid, Sachin and Laxman would get acclaim for 'SAVING' a match.
We dont want such defensive mind set. we have to be agrressive and oher team should be trying to save the match.
Re: NZ have more chance to win
by sujith krishna on Mar 29, 2009 04:17 PM
Dhoni was the captain When we tried dead hard for a draw in the first test. It is wise to save a losing test.
Re: Re: Re: Re: NZ have more chance to win
by kanishka kumar on Mar 29, 2009 05:33 PM
u r a fool...it depends on situation...when in first innings 619 is scored then u play to save it generally..of course it would have been totally different if shewag had clicked...fact is u know nothing about cricket...absolute zero
Re: NZ have more chance to win
by Santhosh Unnikrishnan on Mar 29, 2009 04:53 PM
what bothers you so much about sachin? what could dhoni do? he is still the captain, though he isnt playing. they have to ensure that they dont lose, that is what the team is now doing.
Re: Re: NZ have more chance to win
by man on Mar 29, 2009 04:19 PM
Ya dhonis team made 387.. For last ODI we had already won the series so he had taken some new guys in field so that they can improve their skills. If others captained for india at final ODI then they would play for their personal score like sachin
Re: Re: Re: NZ have more chance to win
by Against Pseudos on Mar 29, 2009 04:24 PM
Man:
You are referring to Sri Lanka's last ODI...when he experimented..
I am talking about the NZ final ODI, when the same winning combination was persisted with..
Since you feel that maintaining the same team amounts to playing for personal records like Sachin, then what does that make Dhoni, by your own logic?... :)
Re: NZ have more chance to win
by siddharth on Mar 29, 2009 08:43 PM
u idiot.. even dhoni said the next evening that if sehwaag hadnt given that start... they wud have gone for a draw... sachin was only an anchor... nd if u remember yuvi was racing towards his century... but he stopped hitting for sachin.. u dont have to blame anyone for a victory or a century....
Re: NZ have more chance to win
by thimmapuram reddy on Mar 29, 2009 04:19 PM
THAT WAS A DIFFERENT SCENARIO.IN THIS MATCH DRAW IS A EXCELLENT RESULT.DEVELOP CRICKET SENSE
Re: Re: NZ have more chance to win
by halwa singh on Mar 29, 2009 06:30 PM
Whatever may be the case, we should salute Sachin's mental toughness. People like Yuvraj should learn this from him. He makes the most of good conditions/flat tracks/easy bowling, without fail.
