Re: thanks to cricket players
by meghanatarajan on Apr 06, 2011 04:35 PM
U dud,hindi mein apna message likh le.English ki aisi ki taisi Q fer rahe ho,dost??
I am amazed at why people still havent gotten it right about why Dhoni promoted himself.
Gautam and Virat were playing with a mixed approach, which was working perfectly. While Gautam was taking chances against lesser attacks, Virat was playing the anchor role, steadily boosting partnership while playing second fiddle, and blocking the good deliveries.
When he was out, Dhoni found himself the perfect opportunity to play Kohli's role, to continue blocking deliveries that are hard, and leave the risk taking to Gautam.
In the end, when they would need to fire, Yuvraj would be next in line along with Raina.
But Dhoni himself kept going strong, mainly because of the no risk approach. It was ideal from Dhoni's perspective, because he wasnt getting enough runs, and only needed to play sheet anchor role, which he did, until all hell broke loose.
The left handed - right handed partnership was an added bonus, but the primary reason was the very fact that it was an ideal time for someone like DHONI to block deliveries and take zero risks while only rotating strike with singles.
The greatest captain India has produced, without a doubt. People get sentimental and value Kapil Dev and Ganguly, but Dhoni led a team of superstars with the firmest belief and professionalism, something that onky the likes of Imran Khan and Steve Waugh had achieved.
Re: .
by kalyan krishnan on Apr 04, 2011 10:25 AM
Also, there were 2 off-spinners in the Lankan team and it would be easier for a right hander to face them than a left hander. Dhoni did the right thing by promoting himself up the order.
Re: Re: .
by Against Pseudos on Apr 04, 2011 11:30 AM
Kalyan Krishnan:
But you failed to mention that there were off-spinners in the Lankan team and hence Dhoni's decision to ensure Yuvi was saved for later stages of the game was a good move! :)
Re: Good Sachin didnt score centuries in knock out..
by BeforeIts TooLate on Apr 04, 2011 08:50 AM
Sachin not a big match player... He is damp squib..Just like any other player. its thanks to all the new generation player that india is doing good..
Re: Re: Good Sachin didnt score centuries in knock out..
by kalyan krishnan on Apr 04, 2011 10:27 AM
Fully agree. Sachin is more worried about failures. He seems to have lost that self confidence during big matches which he had as a youngster years back.
Re: Re: Good Sachin didnt score centuries in knock out..
by B M on Apr 04, 2011 09:03 AM
semifinals is not a big match, eh? You dumbass! You take out Sachin's 85 from our semifinals total and India would not have made it to the finals for your 'new generation' players to show their heroics there.
The point that needs to be explained to insane people like '...toolate' is that cricket is a team game and no one player can win a tournament on his own. There were several contributors to the WC win - batsmen and bowlers both.
Re: Good Sachin didnt score centuries in knock out..
by Against Pseudos on Apr 04, 2011 11:28 AM
Too Late:
:) In case you noticed, India won becoz Gambhir and Dhoni did not score a century in the finals.... else we were doomed to lose the final big time... :(
So we must thank the Sri Lankans for allowing us to win despite having chokers like Kohli, Gambhir and Raina in the team... :)
