dravid dropped at least 8 catches in this series in Slip.the biggest costly drop was Kevin pieterson in 1st test match at zero and he went on to score 200
Stats and averages may show dravid played better in this series but that is just half the story.See how many easy catches he dropped in slip and mind you all those catches were easy regulation slip catches and english batsmen went on to make big scores after given life by dravid's shoddy sloppy slip fielding.His slip fielding was culprit even in Wl and SA tours
What is use of Dravid centuries when they do not help India win matches? in past people were shouting at Sachin that his centuries are in losing cause now what about Dravid's ?
Dravid centuries unlucky for India.Whenever he scored century in this series,we lost match.3 centuries all 3 in losing cause And in all series he failed in 2nd innings only played in 1st innings.What is use of centuries when it does not help India win matches?
He failed in second innings just played in 1st innings.Dropped many easy catches in Slip that costed us Lord's test match and 3rd test match.
so moral of story is what?
No single person can win a game all 11 have to put an effort.In past Sachin was one man army and all were accusing him of not finishing game now what about dravid?
Had those regulation cathes been taken then this series would have been 2-2... not one or two but 8 drops by Dravid!!
Re: stats just reveals half the story - dravid the culprit?
by Nagaraja on Aug 23, 2011 01:15 PM
Wat were the other 10 in the team doing. Is it bcas Dravid left those catches we lost the game..Noooooo
Not even a single player stood along with Dravid to help Team India. And now u give wrong comments on a guy who is selfless and always been to take up any task asked to him. If anyone else had been accepted like Dravid, then they would have not made any record for themself. No one is as Daring as Dravid i guess....
Re: stats just reveals half the story - dravid the culprit?
by prejith alex on Aug 23, 2011 01:49 AM
just dont prove your idiocy by writing these kind of comments....dravid just saved us from an even more humiliating defeat, and you forgot that he has the record for most number of catches in test cricket so you forgot all that n just decided to write crap
Re: stats just reveals half the story - dravid the culprit?
by Loveneesh Mishra on Aug 23, 2011 09:36 PM
What the others 10 players were doing. How can you blame dravid, when our bowlers are incapable of taking 20 wickets. U can't win matches only by batting. If others would have played like him, only then it could have been 2-2...
Re: stats just reveals half the story - dravid the culprit?
by Madhavi Dubey on Aug 25, 2011 09:00 PM
comments made by someone who has no vision of the complete picture and the indian cricket...lacks knowledge of dravid's game n his contribution to the game...not only indian cricket but worldwide...
Re: stats just reveals half the story - dravid the culprit?
by sivanesan sivanesan on Aug 27, 2011 08:53 PM
Just one thing We can say you dont have any sense of cricket knowledge. No one need to read what you have written.
Re: stats just reveals half the story - dravid the culprit?
by sayan mitra on Nov 09, 2011 12:19 AM
from this comment it is clear that u have no idea,sense n concept about the game cricket.are u joking with the mr.dependable?remember adelaide test,eden test and so on.only dravid was the man who won 4 india not sachin.may be sachin is far advance in record but dravid is the real and vital time player. u say dat na only 1 plaer cant win 4 a team?so how only 1 player can loss 4 a team well....neway nice joke...
Re: what happend........
by sukram hembrom on Aug 22, 2011 06:13 PM
even when dravid n sachin played 139 test together, india lost 8 test in which sachin scored centuries while dravid did badly. while sachin failed in the recent 3 tests in which dravid scored tons.
we sud never compare the two as this wud never bring a positive result.
Re: what happend........
by sivanesan sivanesan on Aug 27, 2011 08:55 PM
Dravid scored more winning runs or saving ones than others did. In Ganguly leadership he averages more than 100 runs in tests India won..mind it.. a great wall of Indian cricket..
He is the master, wall, legend, best number 3 test batsmen with great technique
Re: Huh!
by divine on Aug 22, 2011 04:54 PM
be happy due to his centuries, we could save the grace of No.1 and score below 300 against 700. Else, we would have been routed within 100.
Re: Re: Huh!
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Aug 22, 2011 04:55 PM
Bottom line - WORTHLESS RUNS, none of those 2 centuries could help us win or draw a match, each one were for his own personal milestones.
Re: Re: Re: Huh!
by lex luker on Aug 22, 2011 05:03 PM
useless morons like u b@rk, We d have been bundled out to a least score had he not scored those 2 100s
Re: Re: Re: Re: Huh!
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Aug 22, 2011 05:05 PM
Bottomline - We lost those 2 matches. Those 2 centuries for his selfish motives, it served no purpose to the teams' interest. Did we manage to avoid defeat with his 2 centuries? Yes, or No?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Huh!
by shankar on Aug 22, 2011 05:52 PM
Is the series was RAHUL Vs England!? Should he alone score all the runs for the team. What others are doing in the team. Dude, they are playing not tennis or badminton!
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Huh!
by rajesh rao on Aug 23, 2011 10:53 AM
are u gone mad, can only one person can save a match when the bowlers are giving away 600 runs, and other batsman struggling to score even 50s if just one of the other batsman has been scored atleast three centuries together in this series along with rahul the result would have been different. You people wont adore class just mad hitters in testing conditions they fail deliberately.
Mr.Rahul is the only player who plays for the country...and not for him self or for the money.. Rahul only deserve man of the series. AS this series held between RAHUL vs ENGLAND.....
we need one more guy to score century to save the match,sachin is the right person we expected ,his experience is nothing to do for india, he plays when india is not required, only once i remmember ie in sharaja, 1997/98 we have won, becoz of him, after he played for .........
Re: sachin........
by yuvaraj patil on Aug 22, 2011 02:52 PM
it is ur misconception yhat when sachin plays india looses. many of matches he has turned single handed.
Record is more important, who cares win/lose series. We want the 100th record and all will be forgotten. Bhaad mein jaaye series. We'll celebrate for years...
Re: But SRT has record. we want 100th record also!
by sun on Aug 22, 2011 01:52 PM
Please request BCCI to arrange one tour to Ireland not even Bangaladesh because now a days Bangaladesh also getting tougher.So your sachin can easily make centuries.
Re: But SRT has record. we want 100th record also!
by yuvaraj patil on Aug 22, 2011 02:58 PM
without tendulkars runs if u see indias total scores till now will reduce by one forth . do u know that. after all he is a man. not superma. why dont u blame other 10 people in squad
