Players like Dravid and Sachin are so boring that one doesn't care whether India wins or loses. It is players like Dravid particularly, that in the end Test Cricket will die in India. TV pictures reveal that this test is being played in front of empty stands. Instead of charging tickets, they should pay money to people to come and watch it in the ground. That will benefit the beggars and the homeless people a lot....
Re: Boring players
by Cool Mahesh on Nov 22, 2010 08:50 PM
Which players do you think can last for 5 days ???? None. All these so called young brigade are only good for T20. Look at Raina and Yuvraj. They are total failures in tests.
Re: Boring players
by Gautam Ramalingam on Nov 22, 2010 10:58 PM
If you want entertainment I suggest you watch T20 or a one dayer since you don't understand how test cricket works :-)
Re: Re: Re: Boring players
by Kaka on Nov 22, 2010 09:59 PM
Abe, free tickets will be given but only to beggars like u as u have no money to pay for even yourUnderwear
Re: Boring players
by Jaya S on Nov 22, 2010 09:01 PM
@Abe Oye. Dravid is not boring, Sachin is. Dravid has a role and he fulfils it very very well. The role ofcourse is to keep one end secure. Sachin on the other hand has no role. His only role seems to be to fulfil his personal ambitions and distract the team from the task at hand.
Re: Re: Boring players
by Sachidanand Gupta on Nov 23, 2010 06:23 PM
I wish, I K!SS you on sachin and K!ck you on dravid, instead settle on doing nothing. disgusting guy what on earth do think have the youngesters made a mistake that they'll be sacrificed for nothing every time to favour these leechers from sucking the resources out of cricket for their own sick interests.
Re: Boring players
by MeetFireWithFire on Nov 22, 2010 09:55 PM
He (Dravid) is one player who do not require 9 fielders. Place a fielder any where in the ground. He has tramendous potential to hit straight to him. You can assured that the ball will not go to the boundary.
Re: Re: Boring players
by Anand on Nov 23, 2010 11:12 AM
I think you don't know anything about cricket.Your is highly idiotic comments.Dravid is the only who played a perfect test cricket yesterday.My view is it is CLASSIC.....
Re: Re: Boring players
by Sachidanand Gupta on Nov 23, 2010 06:59 PM
he doesn't require fielders at all, B'coz he seldom hits the ball, like once every 2 overs, otherwise rest of the times he just lets the ball kill in disgust by ramming into his willow for nothing. if the ball was a live creature it would have refused to be thrown to dravid, raising concern of killing the game.
Re: Boring players
by Anand on Nov 23, 2010 10:44 AM
Your are not understanding test cricket.If you want fun means please watch T20.Test cricket is all about technique and temperament.Thats correct what do you know about technique and temperament??? leave this and don't write such useless comment.
Please writers at least Spell our country name correctly.Its Really SHAME ON us. (Refer: Virender Sehwag [ Images ] had given India a flying start as he slammed 74 from 73 deliveries, while Gautam Gambhir [ Images ] played a fine innings of 78 from 127 balls, as the two openers provided Indai)
Sachin Laxman Dravid still there.. In adition we have 15 fit sprinters..to function as runners and fielders on their behalf , as per an article modified by BCCI. Its a crime to waste such talent to old age and nonsense 'make way for new' concepts
All the three players should be allowed to play in Test till they touch prime age of 50(That by itseld would be a record for the limca/guiness books).One or two century in a year is/are enough.Sadly many youngsters waiting on the bench may retire waiting due fitness problems before the sr's retire.
Re: Sachin and Dravid and Laxman
by Ruler on Nov 22, 2010 07:24 PM
mehtaji pranam..
I hope you understand test cricket and following the game since long...!! Please don't expect miracle from yongsters.. especially in test cricket... Now India is at No.1 in test cricket. do you have any objection to say it is due to the senior's are still there. You should look at the Australian team when they were at no.1 and now where they are. Their coutdown started when Wagh brothers, Mcgrah, Warne, Gilly, Hayden etc. retired. You want the same thing to happen for India too?? So as far as they are performing, let us enjoy the game.. or we will regret later and stop watching test cricket.
Re: Sachin and Dravid and Laxman
by parmeshwar exports on Nov 22, 2010 07:51 PM
WHY DONT U ASK SO CALLED YOUNGSTER TO HAV IG INNING LIKE SACHIN OR LAXMAN OR DARAVID CAN PLAY CAN U ASK TO RAINA ROHIT SHARMA EVEN YUVRAJ TO PLAY LIKE THIS IF THEY PLAY LIKE THOSE S D L DEFINATY THEY WILL FEEL PROUD TO RETIRE LIKE ANL KUMBLEY DID
Re: Re: Sachin and Dravid and Laxman
by Varun on Nov 22, 2010 07:56 PM
Why didnt we ask sachin or laxman when they started to play an inning like they do now ?. The same damn reason applies to youngsters as well. They lack the exposure. And in time they will do fine. I mean the ones who have it in them for tests.
Re: Re: Re: Sachin and Dravid and Laxman
by raja on Nov 22, 2010 08:17 PM
so mr varun u want us to keep losing matches tii then or what? let first now the position of ganguly be taken permanently by a youngster then we can consider replcing the other three.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Sachin and Dravid and Laxman
by Varun on Nov 22, 2010 08:25 PM
No mr raja. I want BCCI to give the youngsters the exposure under the guidance of the senior players. And also stop judging them to initial performances. Hope you remember Ganguly debut.
Re: Re: Re: Sachin and Dravid and Laxman
by Jay on Nov 22, 2010 08:18 PM
Sachin scored a century on debut in Ranji, Duleep and Irani matches and stood up to Imran, Akram and the like when he was given a break at the age of 16. Dravid scored 95 in debut in England and when he faced Donald and Co in SA, he played like a 'wall' and never played a bad shot like the youngsters of today. Laxman scored the big century in Aus in 1999 and was always as wristy as he is today. Sehwag scored a century on debut batting with Tendulkar in SA. Now, Gambhir played brilliantly in NZ showing he can be the second wall. Among younsters, only Pujara has the attitude to play Test scricket and should replace Raina, as Raina can wait for Tests and play better in ODIs and T20s.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Sachin and Dravid and Laxman
by Varun on Nov 22, 2010 08:30 PM
Raina scored a century on debut as well. These guys have started playing in T20 times. But that does not mean they dont have it in them to make it big in tests. Let them figure it out. And it is just one series and you start cribbing.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Sachin and Dravid and Laxman
by Varun on Nov 22, 2010 08:27 PM
Pl check on his career. He took his time to get going. So did Laxman. The initial away series of each of these players was disaster. Dravids first in Aus was a super disaster. But boy did he turn around and made the nation proud. So dont be so quick to judge and compare them with a senior superstar.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sachin and Dravid and Laxman
by Jay on Nov 22, 2010 08:38 PM
I have nothing against Raina, he is a talented player. But Pujara should be prefered to the middle order slot now. Dravid scored two 90s in his debut in England and his next tour was SA in 1996. Don't just look at the stats books, but see the recording of those matches which may be available and then comment how he played when compared with his experienced teammates.
Re: sachnin and dravid
by Sachidanand Gupta on Nov 22, 2010 08:03 PM
yeah scoring and killing a game is a crime. why on earth did dravid return from hybernation, the world has changed and so has cricket, the runs scored per ball in tests are now much faster and result oriented, they are old timers and can not adjust to that, never!never ever! they were good for nineties but not good for 2010, period!
Re: Re: sachnin and dravid
by kilikili on Nov 22, 2010 10:37 PM
Abey the oldies will never go. See your own office an old timer will be making you work like a Kutha. That is why you are upset with the Oldies. We sympathize, Your Dad must be having a tough time.
Remember India is and will always be ruled by Oldies, get used to it or FO to another Country
Re: Re: sachnin and dravid
by Jay on Nov 22, 2010 08:23 PM
What period? Test cricket still remains the same, there is an element called time. Lack of technique contributing to a team getting dismissed in a day consistently is not great Test cricket. Hope you understand this. No win is assured by maintaining great strike rate. How much was Raina's strike rate today? Will that kind of batting win Tests?
Isn't it possible, yeah the record of this great man is more important than the mere win for god forsaken country called india. Why the rules can not be tweaked for such a great cause, they shuold force follow on on india, so that the the GOD, the SRT, the MstBst can score the ultimate, what is the importance of a win if the great guy of the century can not have his 50th, the 50th century. Let us run a national campaign for this cause and help SRt to create his 50th century.
Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of SRT?
by Loan Shark on Nov 22, 2010 06:09 PM
chootmarike. talk sense, once in a while ... or were you born retaarded?
Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of SRT?
by arun raghavan on Nov 22, 2010 08:17 PM
see here mr. gupta... i understand ur delimma.. u r probably a victim of media sarcasm.. if u r a true follower of cricket, u would know and understand the importance of sachin not just as a batsmen but as a true sportsman.. the man is a genious, his humility is beyond comparison and that after having achieved this greatness.. u may be true in saying that all of the sachins centuries may not have won matches for india.. also, may be there may have been times when sachin bought india close to famous almost impossible wins, but was not able to take india through. but dear friend that is just destiny that intervened and denied glory to the master batsmen and to india and not because as u may asume because of lack of intent.. the indian cricketers of his generation are true sportsmen be it sachin , dravid, laxman kumble even gangly... they had lot of character with grit and determination.. compare that with a la yuvraj, sreesanth or bhaji as to how they aspire for stardom and probably perform only to achieve greater stardom.. may be if not for the game of these true sportsmen you should appreciate their sportsmanship and the wonderful joy these stalwarts have brought to millions of indians...
Re: Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of SRT?
by Sachidanand Gupta on Nov 22, 2010 10:45 PM
OOooooo Arun raghavan,
Yeah a great carved out of his mediocrity by naming him the best by hyped/paid media. This happens when you hardly have any exceptional talent to showcase and have natural stars to have the kind of following a sporting star can have. Just keep blowing your own trumpet and of self bestowed greatness, to me SACHIN can at the best be compared with rajnikant, both great stars but with hardly any substance to mention of.
Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of SRT?
by Sachidanand Gupta on Nov 22, 2010 06:15 PM
yeah this is more like SRT worshipper, as if you are born out of anything else maarike. By the way you did not answer the question. I'm favouring your GOD any way, this way he'll be able to manage his most awaited century of his life and than we can probably have a constitution amendment to allow him to play with international team by paying them to allow him another 100-200 centuries. this will be great isn't it. I can bet no body can even think of breaking his record of 250 crnturies. no body any way would be interested. what on earth is so important than to help GOD to have what he wants.
Re: Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of SRT?
by Loan Shark on Nov 22, 2010 06:18 PM
I also called you retarrded ... I think that was more appropriate insult for you
so, napunsuck, do you ever wonder why you weren't aborted?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of SRT?
by Sachidanand Gupta on Nov 22, 2010 06:25 PM
and both the times you spelled it wrong any way. What about your GOD may beg for another century from kiwis for few bucks, he already has plenty, like has always been doing. well no body will cry foul, other than SRT worshippers no body believes in his bloated achievements anyway. even paid SRT worshippers too don't believe that this is any kind of achievement, what am I supposed to understand from run accumulation if this isn't about winning or competing. this is like doing a 9-5 job, yeah I'll make few runs and will get endorsements which again would be given by corporate india full of my worshippers. where is the real sense of achievement?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake
by Sachidanand Gupta on Nov 22, 2010 06:40 PM
yeah I firmly believe in what you just said, This is no more than sh!!t. yeah I agree achievement in my a$s and I flush it every morning for SRT. See I said even the SRT worshippers don't beileive his achievements are anything more worth than to be flushed rolled in toilet papper.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for s
by Ruler on Nov 22, 2010 06:48 PM
there is no medicine for Jealousy... Or you may be a new born baby.. go and ask for some milk..!! ha ha ha
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india f
by Sachidanand Gupta on Nov 22, 2010 06:52 PM
Jealous of what? of making how many uh..say 49 centuries and counting. what has that to do with sports, I'll make runs and will keep on making runs but this will never win matches for the country.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on ind
by Ruler on Nov 22, 2010 07:03 PM
I know there is no meaning to argue with a man like you. if you are following cricket, then there is soming to discuss with you about those subjects. However, let me understand you one thing.. Batsmen's job is scoring runs in cricket and if you score 100 runs, then it is called a century. The more the batsmen scores the more the team has a chance to win the match subject to the situations. Sachin is scoring tons of runs, it is not his mistake..!!
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of S
by Loan Shark on Nov 22, 2010 06:34 PM
will a retarrded turrdbag 1oser like you understand what sachin's accomplishments have been?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of S
by Loan Shark on Nov 22, 2010 06:32 PM
wrong spelling is intentional ... it's often needed to f00l the language filter
Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of SRT?
by raja on Nov 22, 2010 07:37 PM
mr sachinnanda you know sachin has scored 20 centuries for india in winning acuse and it is an indian record. also he is only thr fifth player in world to accomplish that just compare it with lara who has scored only 9 centuries in a winning cause. common man let us appreciate sachin. even if u dont like sachin atleast respect him man . for a second just imagine his humility and humbleness then u will automatically realise it. sachin is a true indian who said iam an indian first and then a marathi
Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of SRT?
by Ruler on Nov 22, 2010 06:36 PM
It is very painful to your name as SachinGandGupta...!! ha ha ha
Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of SRT?
by Sachidanand Gupta on Nov 22, 2010 07:04 PM
yeah tons of runs and tons of draws, where are the results?
Re: Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of SRT?
by Ruler on Nov 22, 2010 07:09 PM
oho at least you said it..! tons of runs and DRAW. At least you agreed that we are not lossing matches..!! Dude.. i don't like to see the statistics.. but, i want sachin to play cricket as far as he is performing atleast like other people in the team...!! Even if he failes, I still respect that man as an Indian.. I am proud of him that nobody in world could achieve as much as he could. Even oppositions respect him.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of SRT?
by Sachidanand Gupta on Nov 22, 2010 08:59 PM
Ruler is so happy isn't it? yeah you respect him, I any way never abused his capability to accumulate runs, he is the best run accumulator of whole world, this is just never converted into winning results for india. Some have argued that he has caused 20 wins for india which is a records, he has played almost double the matches of almost all the indian players and winning 20 so the win per winning cause is very very dismal, i.e. 180/20 = 9 , it means he causes defeat/draw on 8 out of 9 and win only on 1.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of S
by Sachidanand Gupta on Nov 23, 2010 01:27 PM
1 out of 9 in tests is pathetically dismal. means you stand somewhere 7-8 in tests in ranking, which india was until the likes of sehwag/gautam came into the picture.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of S
by raja on Nov 22, 2010 10:44 PM
1 win out of 9 matches (in terms of centuries is phenomenal) sachidanand if u think that is a bad record then no point arguing with u
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of S
by Ruler on Nov 22, 2010 10:27 PM
if you are still believing that cricket is an idividual play, i have no further comments.. god bless you.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Can we force follow-on on india for sake of S
by SKER on Nov 23, 2010 01:56 AM
Can someone check out what woud have happen if Sachin did not score the other 29 centuries ? How many India would have lost (excluding his centuries in lost cause) ?
Drop Suesh Raina test matches and give chance to Muarli Vijay or Chateshwar Pujara. Raina has flopped in 4 innings continuously. Why when a youngster like Raina, Rohit Sharma flops they get 10 chances, why a senior player flops pressure to drop them. IT is about being number 1 and not just sacrificing number 1 postion to groom young players ! Non-performers whether its young or old must be dropped ! Rain needs a break !
Re: Drop Suesh Raina for test
by Ruler on Nov 22, 2010 06:38 PM
raina failed only in this series... you can't say he is not fit for no.6 position. Vijay and Pujara are not good at No.6. they have to wait. If Raina failes further, Yuvraj is the right man.
Re: Re: Drop Suesh Raina for test
by Ramachandran KA on Nov 22, 2010 08:59 PM
Murali Vijay, certainly not a good no6. Player..agreed.....he has to wait for a while....
But Why not Pujara....Pujara should be in the playing 11 instead of Raina... with both Pujara and Dravid we can switch the no 3 and no6 positions according to the situation...in this way we have more flexible batting options in test too like we have in ODI.....
