I suspect I am not going to make many friends with my observation here. But that is not why I am making this comment any way. For long, a complete non-performer (but a genuine YES MAN to the selectors) has been branded a good-to-a-great captain and has cemented his place in the team on this credential. The above article refers to his 'wretched form in this tour' but when exactly did he have any sensible run with his form in test matches outside the subcontinental drab wickets? He is simply a low politician who has the uncanny knack of tapping the right buttons wherever the power might be. Technically he is possibly the worst batsman that I have seen in the last three decades (resembling a chirpy toad at his 'belligerent best') and so far as captaincy is concerned he was lucky enough to have got a ready made team from his predecessors. I do not know of a single player of quality that has emerged in his times but he is definitely culpable of damaging many prospects (Yuvraj Singh & Harbhajan Singh are the primes names that come to mind). The public do not bother because test cricket gets so little media coverage these days that most of the non-performances are not highlighted at all. So far as 20-20 cricket is concerned (his performance in standard one-day internationals also follow the test patterns, more or less), most of them are played in Indian soils where he turns out the neo-Viv. Why do we have to bear this nuisance for ever?
Re: Excellent comment of Amit on Mr dhoni
by pankaj kumar on Jul 03, 2011 01:30 PM
I agree dear, God handed him many gold/platinum sword like of SACHIN, SEHWAG, RAHUL & LAKSHMAN, who have been making India proud in test over a decade or so, also he got Zaheer, Harbhajan who are making the job easy post KUMBLE retirement.
This is all luck dear, even if you were the captain and get such a wonderful team, you will keep winning there is nothing like rocket science in winning,PUNTER was doing the same but his fellow colleagues have left him and dusting follows.
Anyway people like India winning, as far as it's working, Mr.Cool will remain cool, once all the players who are making the statement over the years for Indian cricke will leave, Mr. Cool will become hot because sach...rahul...shewag...laksh....will is rare property.
Re: Excellent comment of Amit on Mr dhoni
by tharkabhushanam ramachandran on Jul 04, 2011 11:03 PM
the ommission of Rohit again is unexplainable I am not sure whether dhoni prefers yuvi over Raina and yuvi may have to wait to replace an injured player. what a waste of talent.Badri has not matured to international level so also the other TN players. Rohit could have taken the opening slot ahead of Mukund. These youngsters could not perform against a lowly rated WI and a forty plus is not a great score to retain one's slot in the team
Re: Excellent comment of Amit on Mr dhoni
by DABANG on Jul 03, 2011 01:21 PM
yuvraj is not fit for test at all neither raina. raina was playing against weak west indian attack. let him play against english attack. he will dance there so as yuvi. both are good for 50-50 and 20-20 only. test cricket is a different ball game. rohit sharma and pujara are the best prospect for future.
Re: Re: Excellent comment of Amit on Mr dhoni
by Mr Bean on Jul 03, 2011 02:49 PM
not even rohit sharma,even he will start dancing to the short pitch stuff so as all young players but kohli and pujara are the best prospect for future with rahane
Re: Re: Re: Excellent comment of Amit on Mr dhoni
by vinay on Jul 03, 2011 09:05 PM
agreed abt pujara, he is the best bet for test matches known for playing long innings.
Dhoni test average outside In WI 2006, 24 In SA 2006, 26 In AUS 2007, 17.62 In SA 2011, 35.8 Present WI series- 5.75 Also dhoni after playing 26 T-20 intl has not scored a single fifty, no match winning inning, no MOM & pathetic strike rate of 110 (one of the lowest for any batsman in T-20 at his batting position)
Re: Who will drop dhoni
by ASHISH KUMAR on Jul 03, 2011 10:39 AM
No one has guts to drop most non performing player & laibiilty for any overaseas tour- dhoni. But poor players like parthiv Patel, Rohit sharma, Kohli etc are dropped after every one series failure. Now days there are 3 criteria to be selected in team- 1) You should have extraordinary talent like sachin,dravid, laxman, sehwag, zaheer etc 2)You should be politicain like dhoni 3)You should be friend of politician dhoni like raina, yuvi, bhajji,pravee, chawla, RP singh, Nehra etc to get enough chance
good record and english...he has matured too...his MOT cwc 2011...he will surely try to fill in for dada's slot..he need to keep patience ..thats oll..
Re: surpriosiong
by vinay on Jul 03, 2011 09:06 PM
ASHISH KUMAR (View MyPage) on Jul 03, 2011 10:33 AM | Hide message What will happen in England. he has failed in all 7 overseas series in test he played. No one in history of indian cricket has got so many favours. Its all add agency, media & politcal pressure that dhoni is still selected for overseas test series Now partiv patel is dropped & ordinary saha is selected as 2nd wicketkeeper. Its all to retain position of politicain dhoni. Parthiv was best batsman in WI ODI after rohit sharma & not gievn chance in test again due to politics of dhoni. All wicketkkepr batsman like parthiv/kartik caereer is screwed due to dhoni politics. its shame for indian cricket
Re: surpriosiong
by thunderstorm on Jul 03, 2011 07:17 AM
looking at the technique of pujara, i think he has not there as yet. pujara could be a failure in seaming conditions thats for sure. its better to have yuvraj or raina .
Re: Re: surpriosiong
by vinay on Jul 03, 2011 09:10 PM
pujara has been successful in eng conditions, n has scored double hundred during his last visit.
Re: Re: surpriosiong
by ASHISH KUMAR on Jul 03, 2011 10:33 AM
What will happen in England. he has failed in all 7 overseas series in test he played. No one in history of indian cricket has got so many favours. Its all add agency, media & politcal pressure that dhoni is still selected for overseas test series Now partiv patel is dropped & ordinary saha is selected as 2nd wicketkeeper. Its all to retain position of politicain dhoni. Parthiv was best batsman in WI ODI after rohit sharma & not gievn chance in test again due to politics of dhoni. All wicketkkepr batsman like parthiv/kartik caereer is screwed due to dhoni politics. its shame for indian cricket
Re: surpriosiong
by ramakrishnan s on Jul 03, 2011 10:34 AM
Kohli is a wonderful player in the ODI format. The problem with him is that he has changed his game in test matches. One needs to be selective in stroke making which does not mean one needs to be totally defensive in approach. He would be successful if he stocks to his game, which is a positive approach to the game.
Re: Re: Re: surpriosiong
by Haridasan pisharathparambil on Jul 03, 2011 12:15 PM
ok then you carry on and arrange to give this message of ankaalll i mean convey to kohli, all the expenses shall bear by BCCI.
Yuvi should open in the first test in place of injured Sehwag. That way, we can play Raina too. Otherwise, Mukund can't face upto the English seamers. Needs a couple of seasons in the county circuit to hone up his skills.
Re: England Tour....
by rahul sharma on Jul 03, 2011 09:15 AM
m not agree with u..... as yuvaraj never had a exprience of opening...... as per mukund he prooved in west indies,that he can bat in opening...... n between yuvi n raina i like to opt for raina........ because had some match winning partnership in west indies series with lower order batmen
Re: England Tour....
by DABANG on Jul 03, 2011 10:10 AM
IT SEEMS YOU PEOPLE REALLY DO NOT HAVE CRICKET SENSE. BOTH OF THIS PLAYERS YUVI AND RAINA SHOULD NOT BE IN TEST SQUAD AT ALL. IF I AM JOKING THEN YOU WILL SEE IN ENGLAND. BOTH HAVE NO TECH TO PLAY MOVING BALL AT ALL. ROHIT SHARMA AND PUJARA WILL BE PERMANENT PLAYERS OF TEST TEAM NO ONE CAN STOP THEM JUST WRITE DOWN MY WORD.IT IS NOT WEAK WEST INDIAN ATTACK WHEN ANDERSON AND TREMLETT WILL SWING THE BALL THIS TWO DHAKKANS WILL DANCE.
Re: England Tour....
by thunderstorm on Jul 03, 2011 07:19 AM
no messing up with openers in test. mukund has proved to be a good opener in West Indies. He has to be given the opportunity the first place. Toss up btwn Yuvraj and Raina, I would prefer Yuvraj simply bec he is far more experienced playing in English conditions.
Re: England Tour....
by rahul sharma on Jul 03, 2011 09:17 AM
pujara is also a gud option ....... n murali is not at aal fit for test matches........ he is only a 20-20 opener batmens till nowwwwww
