Greg Chappell predicted this misery surrounding a team which includes Sourav Ganguly when he was the coach of team India. Greg became fed up with the divisive manners of Ganguly even when the Indian team was performing badly and his performance a both captain and batsman was pathetic. Ganguly knew he won't be in the team unless he remains captain. For retaining his place, Ganguly had to lobby using those players whom he nurtured such as Yuvraj, Sehwag and Harbhajan. Now with the Knight Riders, a team which he led last year without much success, he is doing the same. But he couldn't retain his place as skipper because of the presence of many well-known internationals who have nothing to do with his place in the team. Ganguly is a spent force as far as competitive cricket is concerned. He is not fit enough to play a high-speed game, and he has proving it again and again.
Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Junior Shelly on May 13, 2009 04:46 PM
GANGULY WAS AN AVERAGE PLAYER ESPECIALLY AGAINST STRONG BOWLING ATTACKS (UNLIKE SACHIN AND RAHUL). BUT AS THE CAPTAIN OF TEAM INDIA, HE WAS INSPIRATIONAL AND DARING. HIS PERFORMANCE GRADUALLY DECLINED ESPECIALLY AFTER THE 2003 WORLD CUP, BARRING SOME SPURTS LIKE THOSE IN HIS FINAL DAYS WITH TEAM INDIA. AFTER RETIREMENT, IT IS THERE FOR EVERY ONE TO SEE, THAT GANGULY HAS NOT WORKED ON HIS FITNESS TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF 20-20 CRICKET. AT THIS STAGE, HE DOESN'T EVEN DESERVE TO PLAY A GAME OF SUCH INTENSITY. APART FROM THAT, THE CONTROVERSIES REGARDING HIS REMOVAL FROM CAPTAINCY HAS CREATED SO MUCH FUSS, THAT PLAYERS ARE NOT ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON THEIR GAMES. THE SO CALLED 'DADA FANS' IN BENGAL HAS ADDED TO THE MESS. WONDER WHY THE FANS IN HYDERABAD IS NOT MAKING ANY NOISE ON LAXMAN'S REMOVAL FROM THE CAPTAINCY OF DECCAN CHARGERS. MAY BE THEY UNDERSTAND CRICKET AS JUST A GAME, NOT A PERSON. ITS HIGH TIME GANGULY STOPS PLAYING COMPETITIVE CRICKET. BEING EMOTIONAL DOESN'T MEAN A PLAYER IS GOOD.
Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Motley Fool on May 13, 2009 03:50 PM
Ganguly dared to differ with the coach thts y he was successful. If he wud be a soothsayer like sachin he cud still play in the team but wud never be the kind of excellent captain he was. sachin can never be an excellent captain and that is known to all. Ganguly is acuused to be divisive because he fought with coach chappal and selector more for inclusion of youngsters like yuvi, sehwag, bhajji.
Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Manu Zach on May 13, 2009 04:13 PM
Greg Chappell had to fight with Ganguly to bring in youngster like Suresh Raina, who Chappel predicted to be the future star of Indian cricket. He insisted on fitness and endurance where Ganguly came a cropper.
Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on May 13, 2009 04:22 PM
Sorry, Chappall replaced ganguly with M.Kaif, who is recently dropped by his IPL team, leave alone International Cricket.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Junior Shelly on May 13, 2009 04:31 PM
Even an out of form Kaif is at least 10 times better than Ganguly at any given time.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Motley Fool on May 13, 2009 04:39 PM
hmm....wonder why kaif is still out of idnian team and the guys ganguly chose are running the show???
Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Motley Fool on May 13, 2009 04:15 PM
Ganguly insisted on victories. Guess that is always the second priority for you losers.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Junior Shelly on May 13, 2009 04:50 PM
Kaif himself was chosen by Ganguly along with Yuvraj, Sehwag and Harbhajan.
Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on May 13, 2009 03:52 PM
And today, all three are match winners for India in at least one form of the game.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on May 13, 2009 04:23 PM
Retired, after a very good (if not excellent) performance in his last series. But where is Chappall? I don't think he is coaching even a club level side right now?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Motley Fool on May 13, 2009 04:30 PM
@ junior shelly: all the aussies are saints only ganguly is playing dirty politics. good intelligent comment.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Junior Shelly on May 13, 2009 04:27 PM
No...he is still playing his dirty politics with the KKR, even though he is not fit to play even a game of poker.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Motley Fool on May 13, 2009 04:16 PM
Ask Kiran More and Greg Chappel. And the great Indian Media.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Manu Zach on May 13, 2009 04:22 PM
Thanks to Kiran More and his fellow selectors. At least now the Indian team is not divided, and is performing according to their potential.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on May 13, 2009 04:25 PM
Greg Chappall and his sidekick Kiran More were the ones dividing the side. As told by Sachin, Bhajji and Sehwag. (None of the three come from West Bengal by the way)
Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on May 13, 2009 03:27 PM
Many well known internationals?
Ponting - Unavailable Gayle - Captained WI without much success. McCullum - Never captained NZ Mendis - Still relatively new to international cricket D.Hussey - Unavailable for the first part B.Hodge - Last played for Australia in 2007 M.Henriques - Has a domestic t20 average of 15 Van Der Wyk - Last played for SA in 2007 A.Matthews - Who is this guy? M.Mortaza - Waiting in the wings for no reason
Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Junior Shelly on May 13, 2009 04:48 PM
GANGULY WAS AN AVERAGE PLAYER ESPECIALLY AGAINST STRONG BOWLING ATTACKS (UNLIKE SACHIN AND RAHUL). BUT AS THE CAPTAIN OF TEAM INDIA, HE WAS INSPIRATIONAL AND DARING. HIS PERFORMANCE GRADUALLY DECLINED ESPECIALLY AFTER THE 2003 WORLD CUP, BARRING SOME SPURTS LIKE THOSE IN HIS FINAL DAYS WITH TEAM INDIA. AFTER RETIREMENT, IT IS THERE FOR EVERY ONE TO SEE, THAT GANGULY HAS NOT WORKED ON HIS FITNESS TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF 20-20 CRICKET. AT THIS STAGE, HE DOESN'T EVEN DESERVE TO PLAY A GAME OF SUCH INTENSITY. APART FROM THAT, THE CONTROVERSIES REGARDING HIS REMOVAL FROM CAPTAINCY HAS CREATED SO MUCH FUSS, THAT PLAYERS ARE NOT ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON THEIR GAMES. THE SO CALLED 'DADA FANS' IN BENGAL HAS ADDED TO THE MESS. WONDER WHY THE FANS IN HYDERABAD IS NOT MAKING ANY NOISE ON LAXMAN'S REMOVAL FROM THE CAPTAINCY OF DECCAN CHARGERS. MAY BE THEY UNDERSTAND CRICKET AS JUST A GAME, NOT A PERSON. ITS HIGH TIME GANGULY STOPS PLAYING COMPETITIVE CRICKET. BEING EMOTIONAL DOESN'T MEAN A PLAYER IS GOOD.
Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Sriram Govindarajan on May 13, 2009 03:38 PM
and we all predicted that greg chappell will be kicked out and ganguly will make a comeback....I think only this happnd, not sure what yu are talking abt
Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Maihoon Don on May 13, 2009 04:03 PM
lungi stay in your dirty well called tamil nadu and keep voting for the corrupt jokers like jaya and karuna.,....no need to comment abt other cities
Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Sriram Govindarajan on May 13, 2009 07:32 PM
haha..its nice to see the guy with an ironical name getting frustrated with the truths..
Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Manu Zach on May 13, 2009 04:00 PM
You still don't understand after watching the Knight Riders suffering because of him??
Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on May 13, 2009 04:04 PM
Yesterday KKR lost because the fast bowlers gave 85 runs in 8 overs bowling low fulltosses. For once in your life, be fair.
Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Motley Fool on May 13, 2009 04:07 PM
knight riders suffering becoz of: 1) coach and support staff in the land of day dreaming and far away from gorund realities. 2) andy b.i.t.c.h.y. not teaching ballers to maintain line lenght and not give space to batsmen. Not telling them that in the first 5 overs the ball has to be right in the line of the wicket and not away from the body or full tosses. Not telling them that at death the main job of a baller is to ball dot balls and not try to take wickets. 4) Too many shifting and playing around with the batting order resulting players confused with their roles in each game. hear this " any player may have to bat at any order" lolz. how much time does a batsman batting at no.7 in previous match have to get to the right frame of mind when he comes at 9/2 in the 3rd over??? guess thts too much of a though to be expected from buchanan.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on May 13, 2009 04:08 PM
Same with Chappall, these Aussie coaches expect everyone to bat everywhere, from number 1 to number 11.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Manu Zach on May 13, 2009 04:19 PM
I wonder what would have happened if all batsmen were to bat only in those positions where they batted in domestic cricket.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Motley Fool on May 13, 2009 04:22 PM
SO you keep playing musical chairs with entire batting lineup in each game. good strategy. wonder why it did not occur to other teams earlier??? I still see only one of the batsmen being changed in the batting order in other teams and tht too the batsman is given the intimation before the start of the game. In knight riders all need to sit padded, locked n bolted to jump out of the digin and start firing. No wonder the performance is so consistently great.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Greg Chappell predicted this long ago.
by Manu Zach on May 13, 2009 04:18 PM
I wonder what would have happened if all batsmen were to bat only in those positions where they batted in domestic cricket.
Re: Re: Yesterday
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on May 13, 2009 03:29 PM
Buchanan is the coach right, he is the main strategist and the one who should be blamed if the team fails to perform. If a football team underperforms the coach is sacked first.
I am not a supporter of kkr.... But seeing their defeat after defeat, even i feel pity for them. Sterday they had a best chance to win !! I think they shud pack up n come back.... The team looks gr8 only in the ad songs. In the field they re pathetic !!
Re: Re: teach
by Motley Fool on May 13, 2009 02:03 PM
yes...it means any indian wanting to ride cok can come to calcutta. even australians are welcome. we can s.c.r.e.w. all.
Yes KKR is reeling at the bottom of the table...even they could not defend 173, thanks to Mccullum's brilliant captaincy..and also to Buchanan for ousting ganguly and finally a big thanks to shahrukh for nodding his head to the white skinned dumbheads.....if ganguly was incharge things would have been different in the middle...I am happy that shahrukh's team has flopped and so will his movies going forward....he can be renamed as flop khan.... To the guy who posts as chaddi cricketer, you must be a low life...you will have to drink saurav's urine to achieve atleast an iota of what he has accomplished...
Re: Yes, thats what I wanted..
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on May 13, 2009 03:08 PM
Yesterday Agarkar (45 in 4 overs) and Ishant (40 in 4 overs) was bowling low juicy fulltosses to Taylor and was getting hit all over the place.
Re: Re: Yes, thats what I wanted..
by Motley Fool on May 13, 2009 02:00 PM
all are dumb. tu akela shana hain? 8.h.o.s.a.d.c.h.o.d. do you know how many retakes srk takes for his movies that u compare him with ganguly?? srk is equal to a circus clown meant for entertaining people. he has no other talent.
Re: Re: Yes, thats what I wanted..
by Sriram Govindarajan on May 13, 2009 02:04 PM
we mite wear lungis, but we never fart after eating aloos....thats why shahrukh looks like an alu...cmmon man he doesnt know to act for sure, he thinks crying is acting, dances like a joker, but ends up calling himself don and no1....haha
Re: Re: Re: Yes, thats what I wanted..
by Maihoon Don on May 13, 2009 02:30 PM
srk looks like an aloo hahahaha his face is anything but round...u dumbo first learn how to answer back...anyways u are saying kamal haasan does not cry or rajnikanth does not dance like a joker with 20 yr olds as old as his granddaughter...all dumb MADrasis like u just know how to eat idli dosa and fart in their lungis....the smell is stinking here....
Re: Re: Re: Re: Yes, thats what I wanted..
by Sriram Govindarajan on May 13, 2009 03:42 PM
Its not me who doesnt know to answer, but you who goes for needless comparison...dont ever compare shahrukh with kamalhaasan, coz the latter has got many national awards to his credit, but the former has bought some filmfare...and we do not wear white pyjamas with a hole at the butt after excessive farting....
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Yes, thats what I wanted..
by raj on May 13, 2009 04:11 PM
@Maihoon Don : srk is nothing but a piece of s*&t... I know a guy lyk u wid a tiny lil brain will tk sumtime to understand this. Dn ever compare that joker wid Kamal hasan... Kamal is a pure class wen its comes to cinema. Be it Acting, direction, script, Singing. He need not beg anyone for awards. His performance speaks for him n evryone knws dat. Look at ur srk... Acting - Pathetic, Business - Looser like his team KKR. Dn think too much Mr.Don. Gv sum rest to ur lil brain.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Yes, thats what I wanted..
by Maihoon Don on May 13, 2009 04:00 PM
oh if kamal haasan wins national awards it is merit and if srk wins filmfare it is due to bribing...hahaha....proved once again why u lungis can never look beyond tamil nadu...stay in that lil well u frog and vote for most pathetic politicians like amma and kalignar hahahaha...all jokers....and have u forgotten how kamal haasan the so called great influenced the jury in 1996 national awards when his uncle was in the jury..he spoiled the image of national awards and u have the gumption to say that SRK whose popularity around the world is million times that of KH is bribing others for awards....KH is no match for SRK in all fields be it entertainment, business or just sheer charisma.
this person must be a MUL@@ form dawood's gang ganguly is a NATION HERO he captain indian team sucessfully for 4 yrs has 18700 INTL RUNS UNDER HIS BELT FOR INDIA
Re: @MAIHOON DON
by Motley Fool on May 13, 2009 01:39 PM
he made billu barbers which even the barbers did not like. he teaches kkr to take hits in other words meaning learn to lose to learn to win. impressive leadership.
Re: @MAIHOON DON
by Maihoon Don on May 13, 2009 01:53 PM
don't even compare SRK to Ganguly...Ganguly was a failure in tests and in ODis most of his runs have come against weaker sides...his avg against Aus is so bad....SRK is a giant in movies ruling Box office for 15 years at a stretch...he shld only be compared with Sachin....Dada is like Salman the bad character of Bollywood.
Re: @MAIHOON DON
by Maihoon Don on May 13, 2009 01:52 PM
if Ganguly did well in first edition and did badly in 2nd this just proves my point about his anti team spirit character. He will play well only if he is captain. I am not saying he cannot play well but doubting his intentions of not contributing to the team when he is not captain...coz he is a divisive character. He has also asked all his Bong chamchas to not do well too. Look at Arindam Ghosh, Sourav Sarkar, Shukla, Dinda all performing pathetically.
BTW I am a hindooooooo Brahmin so stop talking abt Mullas...u dumbo hate monger.
Re: @MAIHOON DON
by India Shining on May 13, 2009 01:47 PM
Agree.. he does not even have the guts to throw out Racists.. Sorry B@ngalees... I made some comments at Saurav that I see are not justified...
