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Ask the expert: Is this India's 'oldest' Test squad?


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rajkamal dubey
old is better than the current young
by rajkamal dubey on Aug 17, 2011 09:19 AM

this is sad....but the young are totally hopeless...they are even worse than the old

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prakash sharma
Its not about the Age ...
by prakash sharma on Aug 17, 2011 04:34 AM  | Hide replies

Its about the Mileage !!



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prakash sharma
Re: Its not about the Age ...
by prakash sharma on Aug 17, 2011 04:37 AM
Indian Team's decline has started ..unless truly deserving youngsters r selected keeping poltics aside..India is never going to improve..

we have far better players than the currrent lot waiting wid bated breath for their call to national team . but always ppl with mediocre skills and good handsome face with money get selected ..!!

have u ever seen a bad lukin indian crickter off late ??

does that mean all cricket players r all handsome ??? i dun think so

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Abhay Kumar
Re: Its not about the Age ...
by Abhay Kumar on Aug 17, 2011 07:37 AM



Search "Maureen Chao comments".

She is an Amriki diplomat and she is so on the money about Tamilians.

This is what she said .......

"I was on a 24-hour train trip from Delhi to Orissa," the eastern Indian state, Chao continued, according to Agence-France Press. "But, after 72 hours, the train still did not reach the destination ... and my skin became dirty and dark like the Tamilians."

LOL! What a Perfect Description!

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gali
Re: Re: Its not about the Age ...
by gali on Aug 17, 2011 10:02 AM
well,that is racism.Its not correct to call someone names.Its just not correct.And to support a foreigner to insult a fellow Indian,shows how you percieve your self.
Guess you are a very arrogant guy and are fair skinned.So what,do you have as much money as rajnikanth.

Dark is nothing bad as long as it is related to skin,but when you relate dark with your mental state,well u have the answer

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Sunil Vaidya
Re: Its not about the Age ...
by Sunil Vaidya on Aug 17, 2011 08:26 AM
an old car used for 20 years will show more mileage than a brand new car....

so which is best car to use the new one or the 20 yr. old one...

i am sure you also have some 4-wheeler or 2 wheeler...the one u use currently will always show MORE mileage than any new car or bike that your will want to buy

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vijie sista
Re: Re: Its not about the Age ...
by vijie sista on Aug 17, 2011 09:52 AM
but mr sunil.. for how long do u wish to use that car???? a cricketer cant go on playing past his prime..right... mcgrath, warne, gilly all the gr8s retired when they were top of their game....and dat loser tendulkar still keeps on playing....

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Sunil Vaidya
Re: Re: Re: Its not about the Age ...
by Sunil Vaidya on Aug 17, 2011 02:06 PM
that's exactly my point ville sista ...i too want loser sachin out of the team at least from one day team...he is still not totally useless in tests but in one dayeres it is time for sehwag and gambhir to open the innings and sachin to retire...

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mannat sethi
SACHIN
by mannat sethi on Aug 17, 2011 12:07 AM  | Hide replies

All my Indian friends why you are not undrstand. If any player play cricket 20 yers like Sachin every player have a record beeter than Sachin. So plz Sachin your not doing any thing for India plz plz plz give the retariment and give the younger player chance.

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prakash sharma
Re: SACHIN
by prakash sharma on Aug 17, 2011 04:39 AM
thats da point..!! nobody can play for 22 years like sachin..!! but dravid is close . since 1996 he is playing. 15 years is a long time too

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anand pathak
Re: SACHIN
by anand pathak on Aug 17, 2011 09:58 AM
Sachin and Dravid are contributing better than the youngsters.
Let the youngsters rise a bit to give some support at that level.
Look at Australia the seniors all retired at the golden run of the team became history.
The selectors are trying to build a good team around these individual great players. And that is a prudent action.
I understand your disappointment and passion but that will have to be channelized within the boundaries of prudence.
I hope our players rise up. This is suddenly like the olden days when any foreign trip and the home team will totally wipe India out.
I hope it is checked.
England has out played us in all aspects of the game and lets grant them that.
Lets support our fatigued and may be jaded team.An overdose of cricket may be responsible.
BCCI should not act as slave masters.Non playing professionals are heading the policy matters. They cant perhaps be good enough at that. They should not whip the players so much that they fall. The players too need to be prudent in selection of games they want to be in. Too much exposure is bound to create injuries and may be some staleness.
I hope we come out of this temporary crisis.

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sunil k
bullshit....
by sunil k on Aug 16, 2011 11:49 PM  | Hide replies

stupid article...this is not abt young or old....it's about performances...all phalthu young gully cricketers are pathatic against quality pace attack at international level, not even a single domestic level player is good enough to represent at test level and perform on a "sportive pitch" at international level....this is the true state of indian cricket, we have to accept this.....only saving grace till to day sre the 3 greats....dravid , laxman and sachin....without them team india is nothing more than a "gully cricket" team at international level....if they fail team fails.....age is not the factor, it's the fitness and performances, that's matter.....

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anand pathak
Re: bullshit....
by anand pathak on Aug 17, 2011 09:59 AM
You have a good point.

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Kumar Krishna
oldies
by Kumar Krishna on Aug 16, 2011 10:39 PM

Oldies almost lost reflexes. Young Indian Batsman (Yuvaraj,Raina, Mukund)are suspectable to good seaming, bouncy wickets. Bring New and untested batsman like pujara, Tiwary, Maneria , Iqbal Abdullaha , Irfan Pathan , Varon Aroon , Ashwin etc etc. Kick out old and tested players. 4-0 is in the cards. In Australia it looks so vulnerable. Why oldies are still playing. Even the great Bojn Bjorg said good bye when he was on song. Pathetic selfish non-performing indian cricketers are denying chances for youngsters. Kaliyuga

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taklu
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by taklu on Aug 16, 2011 09:37 PM

I just wanna ask rajneesh gupta, how does he conjure up almost anything? Have seen stats by the same guy at some other places, he's just a great statistician.

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taklu
Indeed
by taklu on Aug 16, 2011 09:35 PM

Fascinating stat. So we did field the oldest team in the first test.

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D S
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by D S on Aug 16, 2011 09:13 PM

"Kapil slams Dhoni, seniors for not motivating youngsters"
All the seniors want to secure their slot, look at tendulkar and gang have done to Kohli and Rohit. Look at what was done by selectors lobby to RP Singh who was most suited for england. Look at how they pushed Mishra when pragyan and rahul are dual spin attack that would have stalled Angrez run chase because angrez are more used to pace and certain style of spin that Harbhajan and Mishra practice. this is why Pragyan was called to country in AngrezLand.

players like rahul to stop T20 run chase at will by braod, prior, bell, etc.

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Glasnost
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by Glasnost on Aug 16, 2011 08:20 PM  | Hide replies

BC/SC/ST/Minority cricket players should be given Reservations in Indian team.
gooDOTgl/TmtBx


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markme markme
Re: .
by markme markme on Aug 16, 2011 08:40 PM
OK Buddy,

By adding some additional Quota We'll suggest to include your FATHER also...

Especially when it is with Sports, Where it needs some Physique, the impotent looking/Shaved off Brahmins/Uppercastes are the ones who need reservation into this ...

Warm welcome into this category...

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