This was the heading of one Australian newspaper. Yes, it looked like that. A bunch of cricketers playing for individual glory. At the start of the Melbourne game, Hussey said that they would make it hard for Tendulkar to make his 100. In hind sight, the Australian team had correctly figured out that this series was all about Tendulkar's 100. When Tendulkar misfired the whole team melted away like butter on a torrid pavement. Is it Worthy of Glory for Tendulkar to retire now, or fire the 100th 100 against teams like Bangladesh or Zimbabwe? That would be too shamefully desperate, trying too hard. That is not the sign of a Champion. Glory follows the champion. When the champion seeks glory, the world ceases to remember him/her favourably.
My prediction after India wins the commonwealth bank Odi series as usual everything will be forgotten and the media will worship the mass run getters and record holders of our team.
Re: Fast forward 2 months
by Vrishti on Jan 02, 2012 05:15 AM
Jacob, there is nothing wrong in forgetting such losses "IF" India wins the ODI series (but i agree with you that worship is not correct).
Re: what the use loosing 4-0
by C M on Jan 02, 2012 09:06 AM
All the youngsters have chance to watch/play seniors in Tests,ODI,IPL and get developed...Whts ur problem exactly..??
Re: what the use loosing 4-0
by on Jan 01, 2012 07:50 PM
Who Cares?INDIA MUST Ban TEST CRICKET and MUST refuse to PLAY Test Cricket and Longer versions of cricket matches Immediately!Seeing all the excitement of One day criket and T20 matches and seeing excitement of One Day Matches, Anna Hazare&team of patriots MUST write and OPEN letter to ICC and to all governments to BAN Boring and never-ending and time-wasting TEST Cricket and ranji cricket, duleep trophy cricket ets FOREVER? shame ann ahazare and patriots are NOT making a national agitation to BAN poverty-rpoducing and time-wasting and BORING Test CRicket Forever? The exciting One day matches compared to BoringandNever-endingandTime-wastingTEST matches Prove why TEST matches and Ranji &dulpee trophy macthes MUSTe Banned in Poor nations since they cannot afford to WASTE Millions of man or wowman hours every year! This wastage of time has made us POOR adnd Backward aswished by the british crooks who imported this game like improting the mahatma and non-violence dirty trick to make hindus morrons and ennuchs and lazy forever too! ! What a Shame! ONLY One day cricketmatches, 50 over or 20 over or 10 over games must be ALLOWED to be Played in ourcountry and ONLY on week-ends of Holidays so that we DO NOT waste millions ofhours every year and To prevent us becoming a Poor nation forever too!
Gavaskars anger.Supporters anger. But still whats left of the series should be encouraged to be won.Teams moral is based on public support how critical it might be. So GO ON INDIA.
Re: spelling mistake one word are missing
by surya das on Dec 31, 2011 03:01 PM
correct line should be "India's chances of winning Test series ever against Aus in Aus is over.."
Cause in last visit, we won ODI Tri-series beating Aus 2-0 in best 3 final..And, here Gavaskar is poiting this ongoing test series only..
Re: spelling mistake one word are missing
by Indian on Dec 31, 2011 03:16 PM
Pravin, in modern English, it has become an acceptable norm to omit auxiliary verbs (like the word "are" in the news title here). Though it may not be grammatically very correct and an orthodox writer would still use the word are.
Undoubtedly he is the most valuable Indian batsman ever! Not just by the runs he scored but his presence lent India such solidity that the team never got into a situation of a whitewash in test cricket. His entry was by far the most sensational in 1971 in WI - which is why the old WI still consider him as the little genius. He held sobers, roberts, marshall, lilee, thomson, wills, botham, holding and so many others at bay for such a long time... there was a time (in late 70s and early 80s) that if sunny is around in the middle one can be rest assured that India may not lose the match anytime soon. He was the only batsman to have provided the perfect foil for the spin quartet and later Kapil dev.
Others who followed him or those who played before him were not as solid or as consistent as sunny was considering the opposition he faced and the times he played....
Re: Sunil Gavaskar, most valuable batsman
by Vrishti on Dec 31, 2011 02:19 PM
Now that you have voiced ur opinion, tell me how is ur statement related to the topic.
Re: Re: Sunil Gavaskar, most valuable batsman
by Face Dude on Dec 31, 2011 02:25 PM
irony is that every tom dick and harry is claiming to be valuable player and want BR, PS, PV, KR awards at once... And they go to press at the stroke of their hair... listen to the words of sages first before beating your own petty drums...
Look at Andrew Flintoff retirement he did not play for records he had some problem he took retirement and gave space for next generation boys here is exactly reverse we fail to score but we play for some record that has costed us white wash in recent tour of England still our legends are not changing as per demand of the new trends?
Re: One player should play as per his form not for records
by pratik nidhi bhardwaj. on Dec 31, 2011 02:15 PM
no one play for records.Our media wanted to give bharat ratna to sachin tingu and fm wanted to name a road for sachin tingu.
Re: Re: Re: One player should play as per his form not for record
by pravin sarode on Dec 31, 2011 02:53 PM
till date records show that india won 5 test and australia won 22 test only 9 draw this means that we indians are taking tour of australia very lightly god bless cricket india
Re: Re: One player should play as per his form not for records
by explorer on Jan 01, 2012 07:40 PM
Only India Gandhi, her kith and kin, servants, Keeps are qualified for naming after Roads, Airports and cities. We can have names of people like YSR to the states. We can give Bharat Ratna to MGR and Satyajit Ray. So why not to Tendulkar or Vishwanath Anand who brought honors to the country?
TIME COME WHEN BCCI REQUESTED ICC NOT TO PLAY AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA,AUSTRALIA OR ENGLAND IN THEIR PITCHES OR THEIR GROUNDS.DHONI AND CO. WE ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS IF THESE TEAM WANTED TO PLAY AGAINST TEAM INDIA THEN COME IN OUR GROUNDS WHERE GRASS CUTTED IN ORDER OF CAPTAIN.PITCHES MADE ACCORDING TO BCCI INSTRUCTION.
