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Re: Diwali Wishes to all by Venugopalan on Nov 04, 2010 12:55 PM many many thanks, reciprocate the same..may the new year brings you all good things...    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Diwali Wishes to all by sam on Nov 04, 2010 12:55 PM year is coming to an end and what is fun in wishes at the end of an year? and what can those wishes do in the comments of a cricket match? also if they have not recd. intime what is the use of it at the end of an year?    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Diwali Wishes to all by rkdmumbai on Nov 04, 2010 12:57 PM sam..... be a little wise. Dont go by the gregorian calender.. Our new year starts from the day of Diwali and not on 1st Jan.... Be a little wise sam....    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Re: Diwali Wishes to all by sam on Nov 04, 2010 01:01 PM rkd a little knowledge is dangerous be perfect in all spheres before commenting anything on a public site...    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Re: Re: Diwali Wishes to all by rkdmumbai on Nov 04, 2010 01:03 PM I said at least have a little knowledge of Hindu Calenders.. A person should not be as gogo as like you.... I am amazed to see the people like you...    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Diwali Wishes to all by sam on Nov 04, 2010 01:27 PM open up and think internationally not narrowly... and gogo means a style of funk music from the 1970s, it has no other meaning in the dictionary, think twice before you open up agian... you are being seen by people from all over the world.. Forward   |   Report abuse

Re: Dravid 16 from 83 balls by Sanjeeb roy on Nov 04, 2010 12:49 PM That too on a slow pitch.    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Dravid 16 from 83 balls by Giridhar on Nov 04, 2010 12:48 PM That to on a day when Sehwag is in his full form..Cant he use his experience to rotate strike at least.    Forward   |   Report abuse

Re: Instead of taking sleeping tablets by Venugopalan on Nov 04, 2010 12:49 PM dravid, show me a motion    Forward   |   Report abuse

Re: Sehwag Wag wag by Sanjeeb roy on Nov 04, 2010 12:47 PM Yes on slow pitch only    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Sehwag Wag wag by Sameer on Nov 04, 2010 12:50 PM why do you care on what pitch ? Sehwag scores and he is the TEST player of this year ! END OF QUESTIONS!    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Sehwag Wag wag by sunil vaidya on Nov 04, 2010 01:12 PM sanjeeb, ANY pitch is slow pitch for sehwag and ANY bowler is slow or ordinary bowler for sehwag.    Forward   |   Report abuse

Re: Dravid Pls retire by Freelance Writer on Nov 04, 2010 12:33 PM Dravid is doing what is required here. Sehwag is Sehwag.. so do not compare him with any one.    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Ravi on Nov 04, 2010 12:46 PM My point is - best available players sould be in the team. Not someone who was a good player once upon a time. When India have better players siting outside, what is the point of playing Dravid. he is definitely over the hill.It is because of players like Dravid that test cricket is dying.He is just trying to survive not laying a foundation. All other batsman- Sachin, Laxman, Raina can and will score at a faster rate.When the pitch is so easy to bat, what makes Dravid prod and plod.    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Dravid Pls retire by Sameer on Nov 04, 2010 12:14 PM murali Vijay is an opener and err technically he should be replacing Gauti Dravid is #3 and he is trying to do exactly what a #3 does ? LAY A FOUNDATION !    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Ravi on Nov 04, 2010 12:22 PM Sehwag was a middle order batsman . since there was no place in the Indian middle order he becam an opener and see what a success he is. An opener can easily bat at No.3. Dravid strike rate of 20 is pathetic. he can't even rotate strike. sure, he was a great player but today if better options are available, they should be given a chance. it is better to groom one or two promising player so that there is no sudden vacuum.    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Sameer on Nov 04, 2010 12:26 PM Sehwag was basically a pinch hitter and not a middle order batsman. Same with Tendy in ODI's. he was Pinch hitter comming at the bottom of the innings and then he came as an opener. Sehwag is basically playing the same game. His gameplan really hasn't changed and thankfully no one has asked him to change. He plays as an opener , but he plays with the same style as he would if he came at #5,6 or 7. There is no change of playstyle.    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by ramakrishnan s on Nov 04, 2010 12:44 PM Sameer, i have gone through all your wonderful comments about me. Anyway, let us not argue and abuse each other on a pre diwali day. Wish every one here a very happy diwali. I am sure everyone would agree on that!!!! lol.    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Sameer on Nov 04, 2010 12:54 PM Ramakrishna Peace brother, sorry about the harsh words again! wish you a happy diwali and I hope Tendy gives us all a very good diwali gift :) Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Ravi on Nov 04, 2010 12:54 PM U do not know. Sehwag batted at No. 4 in Delhi Ranji team. Became opener as there was no place in the middle order( Dravid,Sachin,Laxman & ganguly occupied the middle order). he is not a pinch hitter. Pinch hitters do not score 22 centuries in test crickec. Same with Sachin. You have to technically sound which does not mean that you have to just graft. Both Sachin and Sehwag have proved this. Basically both these players are a a higher level compared to Dravid and results are there for everyone to see.    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Sameer on Nov 04, 2010 12:57 PM Who cares about Delhi Ranji team ? In international cricket , sehwag came in the middle order in the SA test. Once he began to open the ODI's he was given the openers slot in tests as well. All these events took place really quick after his test debut Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Rajeev Iyer on Nov 04, 2010 12:21 PM True - he is quite invaluable for India, and the model #3. Kudos to Dhoni, Kirsten and the selectors for moulding a team - one in which players complement each other and each has a role. Wonder why so many on this forum want everyone to be a Sehwag. Any team with all Sehwags will simply fail miserably. Are people so dumb they cannot understand even that simple fact?    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Sameer on Nov 04, 2010 12:28 PM Yes Rajeev, people are that dumb in here. They are all influenced by t20 cricket and expect everyone to play like a pinch hitter.    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Vortex on Nov 04, 2010 12:38 PM Sameer, LAY a foundation...who had laid the foundation..?? Can't you see scoreboard??    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Sameer on Nov 04, 2010 12:41 PM would you rather see it 140/2 or 3 with RPO of 4.5 ? Quick question hotshot . what was the team's score in the test debut of sehwag ? How fast were the runs scored and what was the outcome ?    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Vortex on Nov 04, 2010 12:43 PM It's 143/1 on flat track and wicket seems easy to bat....    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Sameer on Nov 04, 2010 12:52 PM is it possible that Sehwag makes it look easy to bat ? Sehwag and dravid are polar opposites , is it possible that your thinking is influenced by this ? Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Anirban Nag on Nov 04, 2010 12:43 PM being no 3 having strike rate of 20-25 is not an excuselook at ponting at no 3 his strike rate always stays over 60.. so make it atleast 50 dravid    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Sameer on Nov 04, 2010 01:02 PM yes 50 strike rate should be something Dravid should aim at. He is slow , because he hasn't been among the runs. Why are you comparing #3's of other countries with Dravid ? Am sure there are other #3's who score in the 50 strike rate range. It doesn't really matter to be honest. Yes 20 Strike rate is not good , but considering that he is in a lean period , short of confidence , he has to be given that time to settle in. If he scores , say a 100, I would say his strike rate would be in the late 40's    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Anirban Nag on Nov 04, 2010 12:51 PM atleast 320-325 runs india should make in a day, would have been 350 had dravid not slowed down that much and maintain 40-45 strike rate but only 18.. intentionally playing that slowly pathetic more than pathetic    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Dravid Pls retire by Krushna Sahu on Nov 04, 2010 12:33 PM u r right. he came to here to play 120 games and will return us 25 runs then he will throw the wicket.This gap can not be recover as time and game.    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: Dravid Pls retire by Sameer on Nov 04, 2010 12:38 PM did you watch the aussie openers in action in the recent tests in India ? Did their slow scoring cost them the match ?    Forward   |   Report abuse
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